Rasmussen v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

A jury found Paula Rasmussen guilty of the first degree murder of her boyfriend, Clarence Corley, and sentenced her to life in prison. Rasmussen’s arguments on appeal concern the trial judge’s admission and exclusion of evidence. We find that he did not abuse his discretion and affirm the conviction.

Rasmussen and Corley lived and worked together in North Little Rock. On their way home from work on April 10, 1981, they began to argue about Corley’s attention to another woman. They had both been drinking beer for several hours and the argument became more heated when…